Review of Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) by Squall C — 12 Sep 2012

Amazing original score and all around beautiful-- well, everything. I did not understand or feel compelled to watch this movie the more it went on.

This review of Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) was written by Squall C on 12 Sep 2012.

Beyond the Black Rainbow has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Carl N (144) on 29 May 2016

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If there was not so much art for art's sake you could cut out 45 minutes (most of the first half)and have more then 50% of your average audience…

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By Rob J (305) on 29 Jan 2014

This is not a film for EVERYONE, which is why I think this is one of my all time favorite movies…

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By Joshua P (517) on 29 May 2016

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By Shane H (496) on 09 Nov 2014

I loved the tone and overall feel of the movie, and one or two songs. Unfortunately that was not enough to satisfy my retinas…

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